OPINION
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Linda Falkenstein
How Mike May saved the Wienermobile
Mike May has been both a great lawyer and a respected public servant. Read more
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Wait ‘til next year for Major League Baseball
The danger that the virus will come roaring back with a vengeance in the fall (if not earlier), just as the 1918 influenza pandemic did, should be on everyone’s mind. Read more
May 27, 2020
Can't mask your politics
It shouldn’t be surprising to anyone that reaction to the pandemic has now firmly divided along ideological and geographic lines. Read more
May 22, 2020
Joe Newton
Power players
Some things are never okay. Some things you should keep to yourself. And is it okay to hook up again? This week in Savage Love. Read more
May 21, 2020
Phil Ejercito
Watch out for the underdogs
The underlying concern about my not listing all the candidates in the SD 26 race in a previous blog post is legitimate. I also should have remembered what it feels like to be perceived as a second-tier candidate. Read more
May 20, 2020
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Cut checks now, ask questions later
State unemployment systems are designed to make it hard for laid-off workers to get the benefits they are entitled to. Read more
May 14, 2020
Joe Newton
Change the locks
Cheating. Cheating. And quarantine dilemmas times three. All this week in Savage Love. Read more
May 14, 2020
9:00 AM
When will we be real to you?
The erasure of my candidacy by Citizen Dave is not just an erasure of my story as a black immigrant Muslim woman, but the erasure of the struggle of many Madisonians who live in crushing disadvantage. Read more
May 12, 2020
5:00 AM
Phil Ejercito
Where have all the candidates gone?
At this point, Kelda Roys is the only major candidate running for a seat that has not been open in 58 years. Read more
May 10, 2020
11:00 AM
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We can do better
How can we take today's problems and find long-term solutions that extend far beyond the current pandemic? Read more
May 8, 2020
3:15 PM
Dylan Brogan
Two good moves at the city
The system worked the way it should. Citizen commissioners reviewed the proposal and the law, took the staff analysis into consideration, and then exercised their own judgment. Read more
May 7, 2020
2:00 PM
Joe Newton
Amazed and confused
The relationship may look amazing. But there are problems with the sex life. And yeah, they need to be addressed. Read more
May 7, 2020
9:00 AM
Trending
There will be a short quiz
Some area breweries are looking to their customers for answers as to how to reopen in a way that will keep everyone safe, at ease and happy. Read more
Opening...soonish
Open a new restaurant during the COVID-19 crisis? Sometimes there’s no other choice. Read more
A tale of two counties
On the Dane County side of the Wisconsin River, “Safer at Home” is still in place. On the Sauk County side, public health officials have only issued voluntary guidelines for businesses to follow. Read more
We’ll do it our way
If the Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down “Safer at Home,” Dane County might independently mandate measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. Read more
Open for takeout!
This is our ongoing list of area restaurants continuing to serve food and drink via takeout, delivery, and curbside pickup – and their various special procedures. We've just done a big tidy-up of the list and will continue to update! Read more
